sesquialterous

English

Etymology

From Latin sesquialter + English -ous, from sesqui- (“a half and a”) + alter (“another, a second”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛskwɪˈaltərəs/

Adjective

sesquialterous (not comparable)

1. (entomology, archaic) Synonym of sesquialteral, having a band or dot occupying a third of a wing.

References

• “sesquialterous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
• “sesquialterous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.